Bad Timing For Some Samoans

[Liberalman]

Bad Timing For Some Samoans

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/6205505/Bad-timing-for-some-Samoans/

The Samoans lost a day and it has to do with business dealings with New Zealand and Australia.

 

[lone wolf]

So how is it a bad deal to be in the same day as the folks with whom you trade? Now they have a five-day market week

ETA: Birthdays and anniversaries will happen again next year. It's not like they have to wait four years between them.

 

[taxslave]

Considering the fact that the dateline is an artificial construct that was made by someone else, where is the problem?